NEW  YORK 

ILLUSTRATED 

Copyright,  H.  &  A.  Shishko,  N.  Y. 


New  York's  First  Inhabitant  Gazing  at  the  Wonders  of  the  New  World. 

Published  by 
MANHATTAN  POST  CARD  CO. 
New  York 


The  statue  of  Liberty  stands  upon  Bedloe's  Island.  1%  miles  southwest  from  the  Battery.  It  was  designed  by 
August  Bartholdi.  and  presented  bv  the  French  in  lt>64.  It  is  151  teet  high,  standing  upon  a  pedestal  loo  leel, 
and  symbolizes  Liberty  Enlightening"  the  World.  The  statue  weighs  450,000  lbs.,  or  225  tons.  Forty  persons  can 
stand  comfortably  In  the  head,  and  the  torch  will  h*ld  12  people. 


View  of  Standard  Oil  Building  and  lower  Broadway,  looking  north. 


Hell  Gate  Bridge,  longest  steel  arch  in  the  world.  1.000  feet  long.  220  feet  high,  SO.000  tons  in  weight.  It  carries 
four  tracks  of  connecting  railway  which  receives  Penn.  R.  R.  freight  cars  from  floats  at  Bay  Ridge  to  N.  Y.  &  N.  H. 
Railroad.     Cost  $1-1,000,000.     Copyright.  American  Studio,  X.  Y. 


Quecnsboro  Bridge  oTer  East  River  and  Blackwells  Island  from  50th  Street,  Manhattan,  to  Long  Island  Ci 
Cost  $25,000,000.    7,636  feet  long;  begun  in  1901,  opened  March  30,  1909.     Copyright.  American  Studio,  N.  Y. 


Lower  Now  York  and  East  Kiver.  A  view  taken  from  an  airplane,  showing  tbe  financial  district  and,  in  the  fore- 
ground, the  chemical  and  leather  district;  also  the  home  of  many  of  the  largest  import  and  export  houses  in  the 
city.    The  small  piers  along  this  end  of  Manhattan  are  principally  used  for  coastwise  trade. 


Lower  Manhattan  and  Hudson  River.  An  airplane  view  of  Nev\  York's  skyscrapers  as  contrasted  to  the  old  type  of 
business  construction.  Most  prominent,  from  left  to  right,  are  the  Hankers  Trust  Bldg.,  the  Ecjnitable  Bldg.,  the 
Singer  Tower,  the  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Bldg.,  tbe  Liberty  Tower  and  Woolworth  Bldg. 


statue  of  Liberty  at  Night.  By  moonlight  the  Statue  of  Liberty  is  more  imposing  than  ever.  The  blazing 
torch  can  be  seen  many  miles  away. 


U.  S.  Custom  House.  Occupying  a  square  block  at  the  foot  of  Broadway,  facing  Bowling  Green.  It  is  a  magnificent 
Main  granite  structure,  seven  stories  high,  and  cost  ?4,500.000.  It  occupies  the  site  on  which  in  1<J?G  Fort  Amsterdam 
was  erected.    Copyright,  Irving  Underbill,  N.  Y. 


Whitehall  Buildings,  on  Battery  Place,  between  West  and  Washington  Streets,  the  largest  single  office  building  in 
the  world.  The  original  building,  20  stories,  254  feet  high,  was  finished  in  1903  at  a  cost  of  $1,000,000;  the  new 
addition  of  32  stories,  416  feet  high,  was  finished  in  1911,  and  cost  ?4, 600,000.  The  building  covers  21  city  lots. 
Rome  of  the  Weather  Bureau  and  of  the  IJilJipnaires'  Club- 


Brmdway,  Downtown.  Broadway  runs  northward  from  the  Battery  as  far  as  the  city  limits.  In  fact,  it  is  a  part 
of  the  old  Albany  Post  Road,  which  is  150  miles  long.  The  section  shown  here  is  the  financial  district,  north  from 
Thames  Street,  with  the  U.  S.  Realty  and  American  Exchange  Buildings  in  the  foreground.  Singer  Building,  612 
feet  above  street  level,  and  City  Investing  Building  adjoining  it,  Woolworth  Building  seven  blocks  away,  and 
Municipal  Building  projecting  in  the  district  from  behind  the  Park  Row  Building,  which  was  at  one  time  the 
tallest  building  in  the  world.    Copyright,  1913,  Irving  Underbill,  N,  Y. 


Equitable  Building,  built  on  the  site  of  the  Old  Equitable  Building,  which  was  destroyed  by  fire  on  January 
9,  1912.  It  is  a  38-story  office  building,  537.6  feet  above  the  street  level,  covering  an  entire  square  block, 
with  a  floor  area  of  nearly  45  acres.    It  is  a  city  of  15,000  workers.    The  building  and  land  cost  .$29,000,000. 

Copyright,  1913,  by  the  Equitable  Building  Corporation,  N.  Y. 


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Adams'  Building,  at  61  Broadway,  a  32-story  office 
building.  This  building  contains  the  executive  offices 
of  the  Adams  Express  Company  and  has  room  for  a 
thousand  or  more  offices. 


Singer  Building,  at  Broadway  and  Liberty  Street.  49 
stories,  G12  feet  high  above  the  sidewalk.  724  feet  from 
basement  floor  to  the  top  of  flagstaff.  9y2  acres  floor 
space;  total  weight,  over  18,000  tons.  Supported  upon 
36  caissons  of  solid  concrete,  sunk  92  feet  below  the  curb. 


Wall  Street  derived  its  name  from  the  wall  built  by  Pe  ?r  Stuyvesant  in  1(!50  to  defend  New  Amsterdam  at  this 
point.  Tlie  wall  outlived  its  usefulness  ai  d  disappeared  2JU  years  ago.  Wall  Street  is  now  the  loreujosi  tmaucinl 
centre  of  the  world,  and  the  most  powerful  banks  and  bankers  have  their  offices  there. 


Liberty  Tower.  At  the  northwest  corner  of  Liberty 
and  Nassau  Streets.  A  31-story  building,  on  plot 
57.9  by  S2.1  feet.  Largest  office  area  compared  to 
the  small  plot  it  occupies. 


Bankers  Trust  Company  Building:.  Northwest  corner  Wall 
and  Nassau  Streets.  Built  in  1911  on  the  site  of  the  old 
Oillender  Building:  39  stories,  540  feet  high.  Adjoining 
It  is  the  Hanovpr  Bank  Building. 

Copyright,  1912,   Irving  Underbill,  X.  T. 


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plot  27,000  square  feet,  4 SO  feet  high.  Cost  of  building  and  laud  exceeds  $10  000,000.  Can  accommodate 
(1,000  tenants.     Copyright,  Irviug  Underbill,  N.  V. 


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The  Hudson  Terminal  Buildings,  on  Church  Street,  between  Ccrtlandt  and  Fulti  :/  Struets,  pre  twin  structures,  and 
together  form  the  largest  office  building  in  the  world.  The  weight  is  estimated  at  200,000  tons,  resting  on  a 
cofferdam  400  x  178  feet,   75  to  98  feet  deep.    22  stories,  37o  feet  high,  and   lias  office  roo'JO  for  20.000  people. 


Woolworth  Building,  Broadwav  from  Barclay  Street  to  Park  Place.  Tallest  office  building  in  the  world;  55 
stories;  793%  feet  high;  cost."  including  site.  $14,000,000:  riot,  152  s  197  feet.  Foundation  consists  of  caissons 
19  feet  in  diameter  sunk  110  to  130  feet.  The  24th  floor  contains  the  executive  offices  of  the  F.  W.  Woolworth 
Co.,  largrgt  I/  and  10-cent  syndicate  in  the  world,  operating  over  700  stores.    Copyright,  1916,  American  Studio,  N.  T. 


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The  New  Municipal  Building,  on  Park  Row,  facing  City  Hall  Park,  completed  in  191".  It  contains  offices  for  the 
various  city  departments,  which  are  now  paying  a  rental  of  over  half  a  million  dollars  yearly.  It  is  a  34-story 
structure,  539  feet  above  the  sidewalk.  The  foundation,  the  most  difficult  ever  attempted,  is  130  feet  deep,  of 
which  90  feet  is  below  the  water  level.    The  floor  area  Is  600.000  square  feet.    Total  cost.  $12,000,000. 

Copyright.  1912,  by  Irving  Underbill.  New  York. 


A  Typical  View  of  Loner  New  York,  showing  historical  St.  Paul's  Chapel,  the  Woolworth  and  Municipal  Buildings, 
the  old  Post  Office  at  the  intersection  of  Broadway  and  Park  Row  and  at  the  top  right,  the  Park  Row  and 
Saint  Paul  Buildings. 


The  Bowery,  running  from  Chatham  to  Cooper  Squares;  along  here  were  located  the  "bouweries"  or  country  seats 
of  the  wealthy;  now  a  strictly  business  thoroughfare. 


Columbus  Circle,  at  the  intersection  of  Broadwav  and  Eighth  Avenue,  at  59th  Street.  Here  is  the  main  grate  to  Central  ParL, 
Havana  Harbor.    In  the  centre  of  the  Circle  is  an  imposing  monument  of  the  great  discoverer  of  America,  which  was  ereelii 


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1  hit  I roii  Building.  Derived  its  iiiiiiip  from  its  soape. 
It  stands  at  the  intersection  of  Broadway  and  Fif.tli 
Avenue,  between  22ud  and  2.'ird  Streets.  It  is  the 
first  great  steel  frame  structure  ever  attempted;  30(1 
feet  high :  120.000  ennsrp  feet  floor  space.  Cost, 
iu'luding    site.  *4.000.000. 


Times  Building.  Seat  of  the  New  York  Times,  the 
famous  morning  paper,  with  over  200.000  circulation. 
It  is  situated  on  42nd  Street  and  Broadway,  in  the 
heart  of  the  theatre  and  hotel  district.  It  is  a 
25-story  structure,  477  feet  high  from  basement  to 
top  of  tower. 


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Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Building,  at  1  Madison 
Avenue.  Occupies  entire  block  to  Fourth  Avenue, 
between  23rd  and  24th  Streets.  Tower,  52  stories, 
700  feet  high,  has  been  added  to  the  main  building 
in  1910,    Copyright,  Irving  Underhill,  N.  Y. 


Bush  Terminal  Sales  Building  on  42nd  Street,  near  Broad- 
way. A  magnificent  30-story  structure,  specially  designed 
for  the  convenience  of  Buyers  visiting  New  York.  It 
holds  permanent  displays  of  merchandise  from  leading 
American  and  Foreign  Manufacturers  and  is  the  home  of 
the  Buyers'  Club. 


Broadway,  North  of  33rd  Street,  where  Broadway  and  Sixth   Avenue  cross  each   other:  to  the  left  are  Gimbels, 

Saks  and  Macy's  Department  Stores;  at  the  right  the  Hotel  McAlpin;  the  Herald  and  Times  Building  can  be  seen 
in  the  distance. 


Pennsylvania  Railroad  Station.  A  gigantic  marble  building  covering  the  blocks  bounded  by  31st  and  33rd  Streets, 
and  7th  and  9th  Avenues.  Site  cost,  $8,000,000;  total  cost,  $50,000,000  A  series  of  tunnels  under  the  Hudson  River 
bring  all  fra}j)S  froin  flip  West,  while  tunnels  under  the  East  River  connect  with  the  Long  Island  chain  of  railroads. 


The  Hippodrome,  with  a  capacity  of  G.700  seats,  is  the  largest  playhouse  in  New  York.  It  stands  on  Sixth  Avenue, 
between  43rd  and  44th  Streets. 


Grand  Central  Terminal  covers  C9.8  acres,  fating  East  42nd  Street,  from  Vanderbilt  Avenue  to  Lexington  Avenue,  is 
the  largest  and  most  costly  Railroad  Station  In  the  world.  It  has  31  miles  of  tracks  tor  handling  200  trains  and 
70,000  passengers  each  hour.  There  are  42  tracks  on  the  42nd  Street  level,  and  25  tracks  for  suburban  trains  in 
concourse.  25  feet  below  the  street. 


of  Fifth  Avenue,  looking  north  from  34th  Street,  at  the  busiest  time  of  day. 


Saks  New  Department  Store,  49th  and  50th  Streets  and  5th  Avenue,  and  St.  Patrick's  Cathedral. 


Tillies  Square.  A  view  north  of  43rd  Street,  where  Broadway  crosses  Seventh  Avenue.  Great  centre  of  activity. 
The  most  important  hotels  and  theatres  in  the  city  are  within  a  radius  of  a  few  hundred  yards. 


Public  Library,  at  Fifth  Avenue  from  40th  to  42nd  Streets,  occupies  the  site  of  the  old  Proton  Reservoir.  It  was 
built  at  a  cost  of  $9,000,000.  The  corner-stone  was  laid  November  10,  1002,  and  the  building  was  opened  to  the 
public  May  23,  1911.     It  contains  over  1,500,000  books,  with  room  for  1,000,000  more.    Copyright,  American  Studio,  N.  Y. 


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Hotel  Pennsylvania,  at  38rd  Street  and  Seventh  Avenue,  opposite  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  depot,  with  which  it  is 
connected  by  an  underground  passageway.  The  first  section  on  Seventh  Avenue,  20  stories  high,  contains  1,000 
bedrooms  with  bath  and  shower.    Exceptionally  favored  for  sunshine  and  air. 


Hotel  Astor.  On  Broadway,  between  44tb  and  45th  Streets;  built  in  1904  and  enlarged  in  1909:  total  cost  to  date 
$10,000,000  ;  900  suites  wit*   private  bath;  banquet  hall  seats  1,200.    Copyright,  1909,  I.  Underbill,  New  York. 


Belmont  Hotel,  on  Park  Avenue,  between  41st  and 
42ud  Streets.  292  feet  high;  258,400  square  feet  of 
door  area.    Copyright,  1906,  I.  Underbill,  N.  Y. 


Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel,  on  Fifth  Avenue,  between 
33rd  and  34th  Streets.  314  feet  high;  1,400  rooms; 
most  famous  in  America. 


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Biltmore,  on  Madison  Avenue,  between  43rd  and  44th  Streets.    It  is  a  part  of  the  Grand  Central  Terminal 
with   which  it  is  directly  connected  under  the  ground.    It  is  a  huge  20-story  building,  the  last  word  in 
l  hotel  construction.     1,000  rooms. 


Trinity  Church,  at  Broadway,  facing  Wall  Street. 
Established  1697:  built  1S46.  Richest  church  society 
in  America.    Income,  $775,000  a  year. 

Copyright,  Irving  Underbill,  N.  Y. 


Madison  Square  Garden,  Madison  to  Fourth  Avenues, 
between  26th  and  27th  Streets.  Largest  amphitheatre 
in  America.     Seating  capacity,  12,000. 


Saint  Paul's  Chapel,  at  Broadway  and  Fulton  Street. 
Erected  1766:  oldest  church  building  in  New  York. 
Yard  extended,  then,  as  far  as  the  North  River. 


Grace  Church.  Protestant  Episcopalian,  at  Broadway 
and  Ninth  Street.  Built  1845,  of  white  limestone 
with  marble  spire.    James  Ren  wick,  architect. 

Copyright,   Irving  Underbill,  N.  Y. 


St.  Patrick's  Cathedral,  on  Fifth  Avenue  from  50th  to  olst  Streets.  Largest  and  most  beautiful  church  in  America. 
Built  in  1858,  it  is  one  of  the  finest  examples  of  Gothic  Architecture  in  this  country.  Seating  capacity,  2,500.  Cost 
of  land  and  building  about  J3.000.000.  Under  floor  of  sanctuary,  near  the  altar,  is  a  crypt  for  the  entombing  of 
the  Archbishops  of  New  York. 


The  Litle  Church  Around  the  Corner,  located  on  29th  Street,  between  Fifth  and  Madison  Avenues.  Patronized 
specially  by  members  of  the  theatrical  profession.  Many  prominent  actors  have  been  buried  there,  among  them 
Lester  Wallack  and  Edwin  Booth.    The  location  is  easily  accessible  to  visiting  couples  who  come  to  New  York  to  wed. 


Cathedral  of  St.  John  the  Divine.  At  111th  Street,  near  Morningside  Park.  The  most  important  Protestant  Episco- 
palian Church  in  America.  Construction  begun  1892,  consecrated  April  19,  1911.  Cost  $3,500,000;  the  white  building 
in  the  background  is  St.  Luke's  Hospital. 


Brooklyn  Tunnel,  an  extension  of  the  Rapid  Transit  System  connecting  with  the  Brooklyn  Subway.  Open  for  traffic 
January  9,  1909.  Two  cast-iron  tubes  U.7S4  feet  long  with  an  inside  diameter  of  lo  feet  6  inches,  Ine  lowest  point 
reached  bv  the  tunnel  is  94  feet  below  the  river  bed-    <"..,st.  SlO.0tiO.0G0, 


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.Maine  Monument,  at  the  59th  Street  entrance  to  Central  Park;  erected  in  1913,  by  private  subscription,  in  memory 
of  the  valiant  seamen  who  perished  in  the  explosion  of  the  Maine  in  Havana  Harbor.  It  is  made  entirely  of  white 
ma'-ble.    Height  of  monument  is  59  feet.    Total  cost,  $17,000.    Copyright,  1913,  Irvine  Underbill,  Xew  York. 


Blvertiide  I>rive  and  Hudson  River.  Riverside  Drive  begins  at  72nd  Street  and  extends  along  the  slopes  ami  bluffs 
of  the  Hudson  River  for  over  three  miles  to  160th  Street.   All  along  the  Drive  is  a  succession  of  high-class  residences, 


Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monument.  At  Riverside  Drive  and  SOtli  Street,  dedicated  190:2.  by  the  city,  to  the  memory 
of  those  who  lost  their  lives  in  t he  Civil  War.  Cost,  $250,000:  It  is  a  pure  white  marble  building,  90  feet  high. 
Twelve  Corinthian  columns,  35  feet  high,  surround  it.    Copyright,   Irving  Underbill,  N.  V. 


Washington  Arch  where  Fifth  Avenue  starts,  erected  by  popular  subscription  to  commemorate  the  Centennial  of  the 
inauguration  of  our  first  President.    The  arch  was  completed  in  1893  at  a  cost  of  $250,000. 


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Obelisk,  Central  Park.  This  is  a  'J(K)  ton  monolith  brought  from  Egypt  in  1880  and  said  to  be  34UO  years  oiu.  It, 
therefore,  is  a  great  curiosity,  not  only  on  account  of  its  age,  but  also  because  of  the  Egyptian  hieroglyphics  written 
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General  View  of  Central  Park.  From  59th  to  110th  Streets,  between  Fifth  and  Eighth  Avenues.  It  covers  843  acres 
In  all.  185  acres  consist  of  lakes  and  reservoirs,  400  in  forests.  The  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art  is  located  here 
and  the  park  is  also  used  for  all  kinds  of  outdoor  exercises,  such  as  baseball,  football,  tennis,  rowing,  etc. 


CLAREMONT  RESTAU  RANT— This  is  one  of  the  historic  landmarks  of 
the  city  being  located  along  Riverside  Drive  on  a  bluff  overlooking  Grant  s 
Tomb  It  was  modeled  after  Lord  Cleve's  historic  Claremont  in  Surrey,  Eng- 
land, which  is  now  owned  by  King  George.  Claremont  was  once  the  residence 
of  Joseph  Bonaparte,  who  was  made  King  of  SDain  by  Napoleon. 


THE  JUMEL  MANSION — Located  at  160th  Street  near  Amsterdam  Avenue, 
is  the  most  historic  house  on  Manhattan  Island.  It  was  built  in  1763  by  Roger 
Morris,  the  husband  of  that  Mary  Philipse  for  whose  hand  George  Washington 
is  said  to  have  been  an  unsuccessful  suitor.  It  was  a  farm  house  in  1790,  when 
General  Washington  gave  a  dinner  in  the  old  house  to  his  cabinet  officers  and 
their  ladies.  It  is  now  owned  by  the  City  and  contains  a  museum  of  Revolution- 
ary relics.    Open  to  visitors  every  day  from  9  to  5. 


Bird's-eye  View  of  lower  New  York. 


Woolworth  and  Municipal  Buildings,  New  York  City. 


Made  in  U   S.  A.  Published  by  Manhattan  Post  Card  Co.,  New  York. 


